112077: If a person forgets a Sunnah of the prayer, should he do the prostration of forgetfulness?

1- If a person forgets to say “Ameen” at the end of Surat Al-Fatihah in a prayer, what should he do?
2- If a person forgets to say “bismillah ar-rahmaan ar-raheem” before he recites in prayer, what should he do?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Saying the Basmalah when reciting al-Faatihah or another
soorah when praying is one of the Sunnahs of prayer, as is saying Ameen. If
a person forgets either of them, he does not have to do the prostration of
forgetfulness (sujood al-sahw). It is mustahabb for him to do it but if he
does not, there is no sin on him and his prayer is valid.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: If
a person omits any of the mustahabb words or actions because he forgets, but
he usually does them, then it is prescribed for him to prostrate (the
prostration of forgetfulness) so as to make up for this shortcoming, which
is falling short with regard to what is perfect, not falling short in what
is obligatory. That is because of the general meaning of the hadeeth: “For
every mistake (sahw) there are two prostrations.” In Saheeh Muslim it
says: “If one of you forgets, let him prostrate twice.” This is general in
meaning. But if he omits a Sunnah that he does not usually do, then it is
not Sunnah for him to do the prostration of forgetfulness, because it did
not occur to him to do it.

End quote from al-Sharh al-Mumti’ (3/333).

For information on the pillars of prayer, and it obligatory
and Sunnah parts, please see the answer to question no.
65847.